Getting to Know You, Pirates Style

Published on: 21st February, 2010

I just got done reading a book about the 1960 World Series. You know, the one where Bill Mazeroski downed the evil Yankees with a home run in the bottom of the 9th of Game 7? Well, it got me thinking. The Pirates are terrible, and it ...

TCU-Boise State at the Fiesta Bowl: Score One for the Little Guys

Published on: 4th January, 2010

Fiesta Bowl: TCU vs. Boise State It feels like we've done this before, doesn't it? Oh, right. So it is a case of familiarity tonight when the Horned Frogs and Broncos meet up in the first BCS bowl ever to pit two non-BCS schools against each other. And to ...

Philadelphia Eagles-Dallas Cowboys: NFC East Crown on the Line

Published on: 3rd January, 2010

At roughly 4:15 PM EST, the invasion will begin. Both teams are in the playoffs, but there is much more at stake here. Not just a No. 2 seed, not just a division win, but a title. A chance to rub it in. A chance to exact revenge. ...

Give Me Liberty, Or…Actually Just Turn the TV Off

Published on: 2nd January, 2010

Liberty Bowl Arkansas vs. East Carolina Why To Watch? Arkansas is going to score: that much is for sure. Michigan transfer Ryan Mallett has been a revelation, passing for over 3,400 yards and 29 touchdowns. How lethal is he? In a loss to Georgia, Mallet threw for 408 ...

Bowl Viewers Distracted by Cravings for Chik-fil-A

Published on: 31st December, 2009

Chik-fil-A Bowl Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech Why watch?: This is easily the best match up of the day. The Chik-fil-A Bowl brings us a savory treat of two big-name football schools clashing in the last game of 2009. Keep ...

Off We Go Into the Wild Armed Forces Bowl

Published on: 31st December, 2009

  Armed Forces Bowl Air Force vs. Houston Why watch: Oh baby, have we got some offense for you. Let these numbers from Houston quarterback Case Keenum. 5,449 yards passing 43 touchdowns, 9 INT And oh boy, do we have some defense to sink our collective teeth into. ...

Now That Was Nebraska Football

Published on: 31st December, 2009

That wasn't the Holiday Bowl. That was a smackdown. That was a turn-back-the-clock game. Those were the Blackshirts. That was a Cornhuskers team from the past, and yet a team of the future. In Bo Pelini, there was a bit of Tom Osborne. In Zac Lee, ...

Did He Just Say That? LaMarr Woodley’s Take on the Pittsburgh Steelers Situation

Published on: 30th December, 2009

And the winner for funniest sports quote of the day is Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley, speaking out about his team's slim post season chances entering the last week of the NFL regular season. The Steelers need some help from both New England and Cincinnati, both of whom ...

Off the Plank: Texas Tech Fires Leach

Published on: 30th December, 2009

It looks like Texas Tech University has decided to abandon Cap'n Mike Leach's ship. (OK, enough with the bad pirate puns.) The story gets stranger in Lubbock with the news this morning that the university has fired one of their most successful head coaches. Texas Tech's decision comes ...

Rest for the Weary in Indy Brings Out the Restless Fans

Published on: 28th December, 2009

Unfortunately for that guy, it doesn't appear that Colts head coach Jim Caldwell got the message. With a 15-10 lead in the third quarter and a 23-game winning streak on the line, the first-year head coach made a gutsy decision to pull many of his starters. ...

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